{"id":24518,"date":"2026-08-01T20:42:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24518"},"modified":"2026-08-01T20:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:42:46","slug":"dunkin-coffee-cup-on-display-in-hilarious-boston-museum-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24518","title":{"rendered":"Dunkin&#8217; coffee cup on display in hilarious Boston museum exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>They\u2019re wicked cultured.<\/p>\n<p>Last month in Boston, the storied Museum of Fine Arts opened a new exhibit called \u201cSomething\u2019s Brewing.\u201d It traces the economic and social impact of tea, coffee and chocolate in the Bay State, including the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/30\/lifestyle\/one-of-the-biggest-myths-about-the-boston-tea-party-revealed-by-historian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Tea Party<\/a> in 1773.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40147110\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40147110\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2017-dunkin-donuts-announced-signing-136110857.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2017-dunkin-donuts-announced-signing-136110857.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2017-dunkin-donuts-announced-signing-136110857.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2017-dunkin-donuts-announced-signing-136110857.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2017-dunkin-donuts-announced-signing-136110857.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>The humble Dunkin\u2019 cardboard cup is now included in a prestigious Boston museum exhibit.  <span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The historical show features priceless vessels like hand-hammered silver teapots, polished oak serving trays and swan-carved urns inlaid with dark wood, all dating back to the time of the Founding Fathers. <\/p>\n<p>It also includes a disposable cup from Dunkin\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis gallery looks at tea, coffee, chocolate, and [yerba] mate through objects created to make, serve, and drink them,\u201d says a Museum of Fine Arts press release, noting that by the 20th century, coffee had completely surpassed tea as the caffeinated drink of choice. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>According to the MFA\u2019s social media team, \u201cIt\u2019s a not-so-subtle nod to the fact that Boston has been running on coffee for centuries.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>And as the ads \u2014 and Casey Affleck \u2014 constantly remind us, \u201cAmerica runs on 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231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/136108527.jpg?resize=322,215&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/136108527.jpg?resize=662,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/136108527.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/136108527.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/136108527.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/136108527.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/136108527.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/136108527.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\"\/><figcaption>Museum guests speculated whether the cup on display was left there by mistake. Said one visitor on Instagram, \u201cThought someone accidentally left it on the shelf at first.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dunkin\u2019 is a historic New England entity, opening its first location \u2014 then called Dunkin\u2019 Donuts and serving as a Quincy, Mass. cafe \u2014 way back in 1950. Over the years, it has become an international hub for giant iced coffee drinks, with celebrities like <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/12\/lifestyle\/dunkin-is-giving-away-free-reusable-sabrina-carpenter-cups-but-youd-better-act-fast-to-snag-one\/\">Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/08\/style\/kylie-jenner-brings-back-king-kylie-pink-hair-in-dunkin-donuts-commercial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kylie Jenner<\/a> and, of course, the Affleck brothers serving as faces of the brand.<\/p>\n<p>Nike, Tarte Cosmetics and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/30\/lifestyle\/dunkin-48-oz-coffee-buckets-are-back-with-an-upgrade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Native<\/a> have all collaborated with Dunkin\u2019 on limited-edition merchandise; recently, the donut hub also released a line of sweatshirts and hair clips with the Gen Z label <a href=\"https:\/\/parkeofficial.com\/collections\/dunkin?srsltid=AfmBOopz0iEACpCjajQsNQKKXtytUraLAzxOczoKHZHH2_mE5og_SHVv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parke<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But while adored, a Dunkin\u2019 item isn\u2019t usually considered art. In fact, a 2024 April Fools\u2019 prank at Boston College showed Dunkin\u2019 cups and bagels installed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5N2l65uYHm\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a fake museum exhibit<\/a> at the Burns Library. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>Now, perhaps, the joke is on them.<\/p>\n<p>At the Museum of Fine Arts, the chosen Dunkin\u2019 cup is listed as a \u201cloan in honor of Erica Hirschler,\u201d one of the Museum of Fine Arts\u2019 own chief curators. <\/p>\n<p>Which means she may be able to write off the artful donation \u2014 currently a whopping $3.19 at the chain\u2019s locations nationwide \u2014 as a philanthropic donation in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a joke here somewhere about coffee beans and Beantown\u2026 but we need <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/30\/lifestyle\/dunkin-48-oz-coffee-buckets-are-back-with-an-upgrade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another hit of Dunkin\u2019 coffee<\/a> to find it. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019re wicked cultured. Last month in Boston, the storied Museum of Fine Arts opened a new exhibit called \u201cSomething\u2019s Brewing.\u201d It traces the economic and social impact of tea, coffee and chocolate in the Bay State, including the famous Boston Tea Party in 1773. 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